“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein. I am moving on. I am leaving Microsoft and joining Caradigm, a Microsoft/GE joint venture, as security engineer. I won’t be updating this blog going forward. I will keep blogging on my personal blog at www.PracticeThis.com. I was…

This code sample is a very basic console application written using Visual Studio 2010: Download the code sample: Authenticate and Read and Object From Windows Azure AD It demonstrates the following key features: How to request JWT token from Windows Azure AD Access Control using symmetric key. How to authenticate with the JWT token to…

Hot off the press: Windows Azure Security Guidance topic. We decided first to tackle things that are significantly different from security perspective in Windows Azure comparing to what we know in on-premises world. And that turned out to be scenarios related to identity – authentication and authorization. These are key scenarios, including graphics, that are…

Just published the article for the following scenario: ASP.NET Web App To REST WCF Service Delegation Using Shared SWT Token Scenario: In this scenario you are developing distributed application that includes front end ASP.NET web app and the backend REST WCF service. You are interested to use public identity providers, such as Live ID, Google,…

This is second part following the first part, ASP.NET: Authentication With SWT Token Using Windows Azure ACS and WIF Custom Token Handler, of the overall scenario that should answer the following question: How I can flow security context of end user through tiers between ASP.NET web app and the downstream REST WCF service? Just published…

This is first part of the overall scenario that should answer the following question: How I can flow security context of end user through tiers between ASP.NET web app and the downstream REST WCF service? Uploaded sample code to MSDN Code Gallery that shows how to use SWT token issued by Windows Azure Access Control…

Just added another scenario to the Cloud Identity Scenarios and Solutions for Developers including solution approach, code sample, walkthrough . Courtesy of Todd Foust who created it all from scratch. The scenario is distributed application with ASP.NET web app calling to the back end WCF (SOAP) web service. Users are authenticated using Windows Live ID….

Practice This, my personal blog, is now available on Amazon Kindle through monthly subscription. If you are happy owner of Amazon Kindle reader you can now read www.PracticeThis.com blog on it. It’s a digital information age and it’s a thrill to experiment with what’s possible especially when the entry bar is so low….